Getting Started - Understanding BTEC & Making Quality Count
Transcription
Getting Started - Understanding BTEC & Making Quality Count
BTEC Operations Getting Started Understanding BTEC & Making Quality Count NQF BTEC Level 1 & 2 Awards in Mathematical Applications BTEC Operations Why BTEC? • Vocationally related qualifications • Progression between BTEC Level 1 & 2 qualifications • Assessment methodology • Support • Recognition 2 BTEC Operations Matching qualifications to learner needs - BTEC • Work related qualifications • Retention and achievement through the range of qualifications • Overall achievement measured as Pass, Merit or Distinction • Individual unit grades recorded on NoP certificate • Progression opportunities 3 BTEC Operations BTEC Mathematical Applications on the NQF Qualification Level 1 Award Level 2 Award First Certificate First Diploma National Award National Certificate National Diploma 4 NQF Level Units 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 6 6 12 18 GLH Equivalence 90 90 180 360 360 720 1080 1GCSE D - G 1GCSE A - C 2 GCSE A* - C 4 GCSE A* - C 1 GCE A - E 2 GCE A - E 3 GCE A - E BTEC Operations Timelines - Overview Check exact dates for 2006-7 with your Quality Nominee Date Action By 1st November Centres register for programmes that started in Sept/October By December Quality nominees (QNs) informed of external verifiers (EVs). EVs contact QNs to negotiate selected units for National Standards Sampling and arrange for assignment briefs to be sent Jan 1st – 31st May NSS takes place for all First Diplomas, National Awards, Certificates, Diplomas and BTEC Short Courses including any resampling End March QNs check the NSS arrangements are in place to ensure sampling has been or is taking place By end May QNs check that all programmes have been sampled and all remedial action undertaken promptly By early July When programmes have achieved a release on NSS on all units and assessment is complete, SRFs with grades for all units submitted to Edexcel by early July 5 BTEC Operations Programme Teams • Importance of staff development for whole team • Key roles of Programme Manager and Internal Verifier • Planning the programme as a team • Understanding the links between assignments and unit grading criteria • Understanding how the NQF assessment model works • Importance of Edexcel deadlines 6 BTEC Operations Programme Planning • Unit sequencing • Unit delivery – single units and/or integrated units • Teaching and learning styles • Assignment planning and unit/criteria coverage • Assessment planning • Internal verification and standardisation • Vocational links and/or work placement 7 BTEC Operations Teaching and Learning • Experiential • Active • Vocationally relevant • Group and individual activities • Independent learning • Teacher facilitated 8 BTEC Operations Induction Process • Importance of the induction process to learners • Meeting all assessment deadlines • Explaining the assessment model • Give the “learning for work” message 9 BTEC Operations Unit Delivery • You are autonomous! • Map unit criteria coverage to ensure that there are opportunities for evidence to be produced • Plan - “long thin”, “short fat”, integrated, individual • Plan assessment times - minor/major, formative/summative 10 BTEC Operations The Basic Structure of Units Unit Title Description Learning Outcomes Content 11 Information for Teachers Assessment Guidance BTEC Operations Unit Abstract, Learning outcomes • The unit abstract summarises the context of the unit within the qualification • The learning outcomes give an overview of what the learner is expected to do to achieve the unit 12 BTEC Operations Grading Criteria, Essential guidance for tutors • The grading criteria are set out in the grading grid of the unit specification • Essential Guidance for tutors: • Delivery • Assessment • Links • Essential resources 13 BTEC Operations Unit Content (1) • The unit content provides the programme of learning for the successful completion of the learning outcomes • Each learning outcome has prescribed content, key phrases or concepts listed in italics • Sub lists preceded by e.g. are indicative and therefore not all listed items have to be delivered 14 BTEC Operations Unit Content (2) • Sub lists without e.g. are prescriptive and must be delivered • Assessment is based on evidence to meet the grading criteria and will include relevant areas of the unit content as described in “essential guidance for tutors” on assessment 15 BTEC Operations NQF BTEC Assessment Model • Evidence is assessed through the application of contextualised grading criteria • Assignment briefs are used as a means of providing an evidence generating opportunity • The assessed material may be used to form a portfolio of evidence • The portfolio of evidence is used to demonstrate achievement of the unit grading criteria and learning outcomes 16 BTEC Operations Points to consider when devising assignment briefs • Will one assignment cover all grading criteria? • If not – how will you divide the unit criteria across a number of assignments? • Will units be individually assessed or will you have integrated assessments across units? • How will you track criteria assessed and achieved across integrated assignments? 17 BTEC Operations Points to consider when devising assignment briefs • How will you schedule assignments across the course so that learners have a balanced programme? • How will you use formative assessment sessions to encourage learners’ achievement? • Remember to refer to “Essential guidance for tutors” on delivery and assessment • Break down the assignment brief into bite-sized tasks 18 BTEC Operations Designing Tasks • Tasks should allow the learner to fully achieve the grading criteria at pass, merit or distinction • Note differentiation in grading criteria: • Pass – demonstrate, identify, describe, select, use • Merit – explain, analyse, monitor, compare • Distinction – assess, evaluate, interpret, justify • Tasks should not just repeat the grading criteria • As a general rule – an individual grading criterion should not be split between different assignments 19 BTEC Operations Assessment Evidence Can take many forms: • written - formal essays, evaluations, notebooks • verbal - recording, viva • records - logbooks, timesheets, plans, tutor observation and witness statements, photographic/digital • practical work within the specialist area of the qualification 20 BTEC Operations Unit Grading • Assignments that do not address all the unit grading criteria should not be graded - only award the individual grading criteria achieved • Unit grading should be carried out ONLY when all unit assignments are complete and the opportunity has been given for learners to meet all unit grading criteria • Pass = ALL Pass criteria achieved • Merit = ALL Pass and ALL Merit criteria achieved • Distinction = ALL Pass, ALL Merit and ALL Distinction criteria achieved 21 BTEC Operations Quality Assurance - What does it mean? • Internal Verification (IV) • External Verification (EV) • Safety of certificated outcomes for individual learners • Guarantee to end users that these outcomes are common nation-wide • Audited by QCA 22 BTEC Operations IV - What does this mean for you? • IV is the responsibility of the programme team • Ongoing and continuous process, sampling assessors & learners • Have a lead IV to co-ordinate and manage processes, timings etc • Is supportive of assessors and guarantees fair practice for learners • Should advise and guide where decisions are questioned • Squares the quality circle 23 BTEC Operations IV Assignment Briefs Internally verify centre-devised assignments briefs before issue to the learner: • Tasks and evidence should allow the learner to address the targeted criteria • Language and level should be appropriate • Learner roles and tasks should be vocationally relevant • Check any recommendations are carried out • Sign and date all paperwork • Keep records – audit trail 24 BTEC Operations Standardising Assessment Decisions When to do it: • If more than one assessor on same unit • More than one team/site • New assessor • New standards • Issues following external verification 25 BTEC Operations IV Assessment Decisions • Internal verification schedule • Formative sampling • Summative sampling • Sign and date all paperwork • Keep records secure in “Quality files” 26 BTEC Operations External Verification - What does this mean for you? External Verifiers (EV) • verify the quality of your assessment decisions • release or block certification • report on the quality of your assignments • report on the quality of your IV systems • uphold the national standard and the reputation of the qualifications • offer a balanced, specialist and professional approach 27 BTEC Operations NSS – External Verifiers Allocated external verifiers will: • Contact centre BTEC Quality Nominees/Programme Coordinators • Liaise with BTEC Quality Nominee/Programme Co-ordinators Negotiate which unit will be sampled • Agree dates and provide templates for despatch of postal sampling 28 BTEC Operations National Standards Sampling • 4 assessed pieces of learner work for each unit • Should have ALL relevant material with sample • One unit for the BTEC Awards in Mathematical Applications • Should be done as early as possible to carry out any necessary remedial action • Sample is negotiated with programme team • Date of sample and unit selected should not be changed • Expect feedback at the end of the process plus report 29 BTEC Operations Reporting Grades • Unit grades reported on the SRF as P, M or D • U must be entered if the assignments for that unit have been completed but not all Pass criteria met • Both units must be passed to achieve the full award • Qualification grade calculated from unit grades 30 BTEC Operations Unit Grades and points 31 Unit Grade Units 1a/2a Units 1b/2b U 0 0 P 5 4 M 10 8 D 15 12 BTEC Operations Qualification Points and Grades 32 Boundaries Overall Grade 0-8 U 9 - 16 P 17 - 24 M 25 - 27 D BTEC Operations Qualification Grades & SCAAT Points BTEC L1 Award in Mathematical Applications Qualification SCAAT Points Grade 33 BTEC L2 Award in Mathematical Applications Qualification Grade SCAAT Points P 19 P 40 M 28 M 49 D 34 D 55